Men’s Water Polo Falls to Johns Hopkins, Downs Fordham

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Harvard men’s
water polo squad concluded the Princeton Invitational with a split
of two games Sunday. The Crimson fell to Johns Hopkins, 14-6, and
defeated Fordham, 8-6, to finish the invitational with a 2-2
record.

Johns Hopkins got the scoring started against the Crimson with
three goals during a one minute stretch midway through the first
period. The Blue Jays continued to a 5-0 lead in the second quarter
and sustained at least a three goal advantage throughout the
remainder of the contest.

Harvard evened its overall record to 3-3 with the win over
Fordham in its Princeton Invitational finale. The Rams used a
strong second quarter to enter halftime with a 5-3 lead before
Harvard fought back in the second half. The Crimson tied the score,
5-5, in the third period and owned the Rams, 3-1, in the final
frame to secure the come-from-behind victory.

Freshman Max
Murphy doubled his total season goals with a hat trick in game
two.

The Crimson continues its season with the North vs. South
tournament in Annapolis, Md. Sept. 16-17. Harvard will face No. 16
Bucknell, Mercyhurst and No. 15 Navy during the two-day event.